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-FOUR PETROLEUM FORTUNES
How Millions Were scattered-The woll
that Wilkes Booth Had nm Interest In.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct 29.-"I read the
story in The SUN the other day about the denth
OF tho horse that carried John Prather from
OIL City to Pittsburgh with tho news OF tho
first strike of oil at Pitholo." said former
resident OF Venango county, now in this city,
and 1t reminded me- Of q good many inter-
esting incidents connected with the develop
ment Of Pithole. l was there when the six
most famous wells Of Venango county were
spouting their thousands Of barrels u day. and
each barrel worth over S.. Those wells were
the United States, the Eureka, the Homestead.
the Grant, the Empire. and the Pool. They
were adding not less than $4,000 day to their
est in the Homestead. The night Lincoln was
shot by Booth the well caught fire. and SO great
the and feeling anstd ae e e. e.
interest In tho we'll some time before. no one
turned toward extinguishing the flames.
DUNCAN. who sold the Hoimden farm and made
m Mho on II were TIN tho cras
paTstySly small S5e "a sba. .hf PItho}e district
ment were lost because. the men who had them
a P2 Sh nnd t9 sds % IN
Cleveland renl estate. The boom did not come
and John made an assignment. His brother
almost as completely as Cleveland real estate
had John. George Prather hold on to the most
OF his fortune.
Duncan. who was scotchman and a strong
mediately after, he had closed out his interests
In Pithole. and he mover heard OF the grand
smash that came some months later. That he
never heard Of Pithole's fall was made evil
dent in 1858. In that year DUNCAN died In
religious and charitable institutions in that
place. When he was in Pithole he had joined
and was regular attendant OF tho First Pres
byterian Church. which had been built by him
in less than u month after the rush to the new
oil metropolis began. When he left the oil
regions the church was In n tourishing con-
dition. In his will he loft $4,000 to the Pithole
church. Duncan's heirs were dissatisfied with
the way he willed away his wealth.. and they
contested his will on the ground that he
was insane. A committee representing the
heirs came to America to secure testimony.
and visited the oil regions. They went to Pit
hole to see the church to whose congregation
Duncan had bequeathed the $4,000. They
found only decay and ruin where the great and
wealthy metropolis OF the region had been.
There was no Sign OF church, nor indications
that there ever had been one there. The COM
mittee returned to Scotland and reported tho
non-eSistance OF such nlace rs Pithole, or OF
such a church rs the one Duncan had wtlled
the money to. That circumstance carried the
point the testators sought to establish, and
Duncan's Pithole million was divided among
q small army OF cousins.
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4 CURIOUS arrro1ous CEREMONY.
Heyv the Mennonite Duuhsrds Select Ono OF
their Number to Preach for Them.


READING, Pa, Oct. 26.--An interesting
ceremony took place to-day among tho Men,
monte Dunkards OF tho Bowmansvlle district
They mot In solemn convention for tho pur-
pose OF selecting one Of their number whose
duty II would be to preach for them every Sum
day for certain number OF years. They have
no regularly ordained ministers, although the
sect Is largo and quite wealthy. made UP Of
solid and substantial agriculturists. They
dress In tho simplest manner, and their re-
ligious services frequently are held Mt thoir
various farm houses. where the visitors, who
como In conveyances for miles around. aro
most Hospitality entertained. Whom q vacancy
occurs by death or by expiration OF term OF
ministerial service, candidates for a successor
are named at various meetings OF the elders.
These candidates are selected from out the
man man Is allowed to be put on the ist Who Is not
in every way worthy and acceptable to all the
church directors. Then. when all the candi-
fed timo the time for the selection is set apnrt.
:. To.day's allotment was largely. attended.
around. There were ton candidates named,
al Of whom were present, d, Of In SSmPTe
card. and the bibles were then well mixed by
aned the card az n After be n Service s iD
ing and prayer, nm address was delivered be-
seeching God to bless the proceedings and direct
who drow the card would be able and willing
to serve Heaven and the people. It Is generally
named against their will but II they are pro-
posed and accepted they must draw lots.
AT the proper time to-day the, ten can
and each took ono OF the. books in
his right hand and then slowly took
Bibie. and. turning to the announced chapter
in the New Testament. he searched for his
card. The candidate who found the card then
slowly arose. made a brief address. delivered
prayer, and. after. singing. the. ceremony was
closed His family and relatives rejoiced ut
the farm house. and held praise meeting. In
due time he will make known his hours for
service, and hereafter all his worldly employ
ment must BIO made secondary TO his new life.
aged 45 years.
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From the IfInnerpolls 7rIbune.


For some time MIR. Henry F. Snedigar Of
Iroquois has been experimenting with what he
calls n wind wagon. and ut last has been suc-
cessful in SO attaching u sail to IN ordinary
road wagon that tho vehicle Is rapidly pro-
PEELED by the wind. Mr.. SnediEar was In the
city day or two since, and gave an exhibition
Of his wind wagon. The sail was some slx
feet high, OF three-corner or jibsail shape. 10
was attached to n one-hOrse road wagon by o
mast and stay ropes, Two men occupied the
wagon: one managed the sail, the other did
this steering This was done by ropes fastened
to the thills in such n manner as to easily
turn the front wheels to the right or left,
quickly guiding 1t in the direction de.
sired. The wagon and its two occupants
went through tho streets ut the rate Of
about six miles an hour; when out, Of tho bust
ness part Of tho city 1t was allowed to go from
ten to twelve miles an hour, with pretty stiR
breeze. Mr.. Snedigar came from Iroquis to
Huron, a distance of eighteen miles, In an hour
and a half, the wind blowing only slightly. Mr.,
Snedigar says that when the wind has q yeloo.
ity OF twenty-five miles an hour he can travel
from twelve to fifteen miles with ease Tho sail
is SO arranged that 1t can be used on either 9
heavy road wagon or light buggy. Hundreds OF
people witnessed tho exhibition here, and were
delighted with 1t. 1t Is not unlikely that others
will adopt this method Of travel and sail
wagons become numerouSin this prairie coun-
trywhere there Is usually Wind sufficient to fur.
nish the power. and whore good roads are al-
ways found.
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Il HOSPITAL DISPUTE
Bellevue Claims that Other Hospitals Shove
on Dying Patients Upon 1t.

Ellen Trainor, 40 years old, attempted to
drown herself at the foot OF West Forty-f1fth
street on Monday evening" She was fshcd out
and taken to Roosevelt Hospital. The same
night she was transferred to Bellevue. and
died soon after hor admission. Her death is
said at Bellevue to be an additional instance
OF large number OF similar cases OF poor pa
tients being removed from endowed hospitals
to the city hospital to die.
Superintendent Lathrop Of Roosevelt Hos
pital said last night that the ambulance call
for Miss Trainor was received at 7:25 o'clock
ON Monday night. She was brought to
at tho point where she tried to drown
herself. is covered with coal oil and
other refuge from the factories in the
vicinity, and when she arrived Mt the hospital
her clothing and her body we're In a very filthy
washed to Clear so the Mss o hor
aiterWard her brother, john Treinor; Of 5S3
West Forty-afth street, called, and said that It
was not the first time that she had ATTEMPTED
and had only been two months out Of the in
sane asylum on Blqckwels Island; ,When, bent
would Invariably try to do her provepter harm;
Immediately sent the night CLERK. sud
fhs With hs r
the recommendation that she be removed at
once to Bellevue. We have no means 10 care
for insane patients, and as thought she might
had her dressed in dry clothes and removed.
She certainly showed no signs OF dying when
she was taken from here. She walked to the
ambulance with assistance. and before going
out the door asked for drink OF water. The
ambulance left with her at 1915.
tendent call for the removal OF patients SUI
fering from contagious diseases noisy patients,
imoyal q patients II life would be endangered
by the transfers."
The record at Bellevue shows that the am,
oclock, making the trip in fifteen minutes,
Miss Trainor walked across tho floor OF the
office and sat down In q chair. ASKING for
glass OF whiskoy beer, or water. When she
rose from her chair her knees gave out, and he
ward. He then notified DR.. Hubbard. At
DR.. Hubbard said that he was in bed when
he was notified that the woman was dying. He
hurried to her bedside, but she was dead when
he reached there. DR.. Hubbard made an au-
It often happens" DIR. Hubbard said, that
patients sent to US from other hospitals die
about as soon Us they arrive here. The en-
dowed hospitals object TO keeping patients II
they are likely to die as 1t increases the death
long ago. Only the other day man who was
to be sent TO us from Gouyerneur HOSPITAL
died Just after he had been lifted into the am
bulanee. Fifteen minutes Is pretty quick trip
to make from Roosevelt here with woman al
John TrainoE wanted 70 bury his sister in
ties refused 70 recety9 the BODY on the ground
tkAt abe was q suicide
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MORE WATER DRAMA.
Mr.. Cobbe Comes Over with a Real British
Cataract Warranted to Roar.

John Cobbe. Wilson Barrett's manager, ar
rived on the Alaska on Sunday last. He
is going to present English attractions to
Americans In 1888. He has gone into partner
ship for this purpose with Henry A. Taylor Of
this city. who introduced to America the start
ling effects produced at the Academy OF Music
with giant water tank in "A Dark Secret"
Mr.. Cobbe comes over at this time to arrange
{2r ths presentation next spring of anothe.
water tank comes In. II is Tho Royal Mall
Q play By tho same authors.
In the first act q raft comes down O roaring
cataract with soldiers aboard to rescue a he
leaguered garrison, and in the last act life
boat goes out In . storm to rescue q ship
wrecked vessel. The waves will scatter spray
all over the actors. Mr.. Cobbe had got a
patent out on tho latter achievement. The
royal , mail Is robbed IN one Of the acts, There
will DO real English mail wagon, but Mr..
Cobbo says. In tono of regret, that the rob-
bers will not DO real robbers.
MIR. CobDe also comes over to complete ar
rangements for the American debut OF the
original Gaiety Theatre burlesque company.
The company, will como here In November,
1888. just as he sailed from London he got q
telegram hom Wilson Barrett contradicting
Mia EAStlaks. his leading lady.
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INF Depew.' der Brlnce said you are der 1.'1;
s mt Son n eepaencs ea darn
miserable life, alretty. You see my moder Is a
gweep. my wife is brincsss und nd all my sis-
and such dinss ike DOT It's perfectly terri
BILE yop Iass 81 tousand pounds for Won poor
am told dot in America half uf der blsas..
marr Is IN telling s his wife ySs
brines dot ! am. Ny moder nefier made a
"thoost let me xii you an idea ut how lii,
Der oder day vos on a visit to ny moder i i
oo ar Sea
der front site uf my shirt c9llar. or course der
had not coWs 9Ss 6s
s a 81 scss5S ~ @ dSs
der rN whole FOUND W my family to hal dot but.
ton fxed My wife pitied me; but said sho
thanked heffen che yos not sewing buttons for
q living. Whom asked my sisters, dem said l
yos growing positively vulgar, und my moder-
NY moder der Qween. vos drying on der
way .und dot, init some Young laties holding
looking glasses srount 50 shs could see III +
s GET nesdIe unS ihrsaa ma make dor Sat!qn
Sen s Years e% longer as eer on aciound dreated
her NIT disresbect.'
Your machoSIlc mOder romlnuS me moro vi
Ger elastic skin man We got py der Powery
Pm .a 81 said Mr. Depew as any Won effcr
"How vos dot p der Brince inquired.
"'She can pull herself ovid 30 long, said Mr..
Depew. helbing hmselluf to a leedle apollin-
arts und den bopring couble fingers from dor
vhiskeyout to kill der strength uf der VORTEX.
"'You hat REFRIGERATED a choke der Brince
remarked. 4 vii make note a, uf DOT dot: and
England ven effer laugh der same week vot We
used to EN- Depew replied. II make
choke ven am In Engla Hdca an sure dr to re-
ping ut violin string: qnd all der Pespls look
leedlo choke .abowd you alretty. Somepoddy
said you vos IAN old soaker,", und reblled II
ing for feefty years reign to blow Offer und
not get soaked. Make o note uf dot. Brince. l
yos safing dot for der Union League Club but
l will lot It go. I can git anoder Won where dot
Say said Mr.: Depew: after bause. do
you dake nodlce how easy 1t seems for mo to
call you "Brincep 2" IT'S BECAUSE hat got pug
dog uf der same name yet.
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a lsuil In Two shops Filled with Glassware
From the Louiscil,. Commercial

A bull being led up Broadway became un.
manageable and dashed into DR.. Seaton's drug
store and chased Eugene Neblett, n clerk. be-
hind tho counter. The bull stood In the centre
OF the floor for n fow moments, md thcn
attempted to turn around. but being very
large and the space between tho two counters
rather small hs was unable to do so. No one
dared touch him as lie stood shaking his head
and with tail erect. Mr.. Nehlctt regained COM
posture and advanced to catch tile bull, when
the animal, with q below. started nfter the
handsome young clerk The clerk ran to the
rear OF tho store closely pursued by the bull,
In the back Of tho store is large mirror, and
when the animal saw his Image reflected IN
that. no. Tor q momont, halted. Thon he reared
on his hind foot and started for the mirror. Dr..
SeatOn socing this, and. not desiring to have
his eleEunt mirror demolished, grabbed
newspaper. and, rs tho Infatuated animal
passed him. stuck the PAPER on bis horns
utes and then ran out OF tho drug store throngh
ders In tho roar. That gentleman was reading
a paper and his surprise can we'll DO imagined
when tho bull entered The bull started after
him. bnt Phil was toe. quick and ran behind the
bar. The animal rushed forward and attempt.
ed to get over. Phil grabbed a beer glass and
struck the animal ovor the head. This stopped
him. and Phil ventured from behind the coun.
tor. He had approached within q few stops Of
the bull when the animal renewed the attack,
This time he was moro successful and caught
Sanders in the back, knocking him down.
Phil quickly regaincd his feet and struck tho
animal 1, blow on tho head with chair.
Several parties ut this point entered the So
loon and succeeded in driving the animal out
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y Enslsnd oisr he yonla mighay sEics Gii
isft IN America which he has not got, 50 Dor:
hS,ps he ean,d come alretty But Il he did, !
she. might dake highland fling up to Scot
land to sample der mountain dow uf dot coun-
dry gnd pefors she could get back right away
exactly see. how dot would. helb you. It is
qoulds misfortune dot voteffer he does nopod-
me / must hurry to Hye Yorick back, airetty.
und see * der decd for der. Grand Central De-
pot is still where have locked II away
como und see me der negst dino, chr. For
simble common man mitort any family tree,
lows init q whole family orchard vich arc not
halluf such goot chaps like you. ! haf mate
der acquaintance uf .blenty Nye Workers. be-
fore, Mr.. Depew, but dem are q lot uf idiots vot
trive dog carts .und imidate der sdyle uf my
trousers. ! VII rememper you till dink uf
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A Young Girl Ha,vkshayv.


A young girl giving the name of Nellie
King of Minneapolis. about 10 years old pur-
porting to be representative OF the North.
western Detective Association, is tho latest
fort few days ago claiming to be In search Of
E horse thief who had stolon u horse worth
ity as detective. Yesterday she electrified
the people here by gnlloping into the city
astrido a horse in mans attire. The appear.
on her feet aroused the curious. and soon she
was the centre of attraction. She is pretty
followed well known citizen OF Frankfort
from Minneapolis. She. has visited all towns
In tho country: alternating. with male and fe-
male attire. What her mission Is cannot be
ascertnined but her movements and manners
attract much notice and comment She is ia.
armed with commission and six-shooter. and
Is decidedly chic. !.
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sitting for his photograph In history. und also
he yos aware dot from dot time on der LIANT
lord where he vos stopping would send up an
bi nit o sver9dinss ,J put down dWiee o as heh
briced as before. But, chimany hookyl 1t
dakes more as dot to dempt q fly to light on
yich side uf der butter his bread vos on. He
knew he vos in der presence OF man who can
come as near oxblaining der 1nter-s State Com
und, pesides. der Brince had yon eye ovid for
free passes from Liverpool to Newport in case
der English get some senses und elect Glad
stone president uf England, Ireland, India,
und halluf der rest nf der geographic,
"vishing to dreat Mr. Depew fine like sexty,
chewing tobacco. q stick and chackknife to
vhittle NIT. und told him 70 put der sbittoon
Brince. j haf re ad der English. bapers und
seen Buffalo Bill. und know choost vot you
Americans like
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To Farm n big Dunxard Colony.

spondert learned tho details OF an immenso
colonization schomc Of the scot OF Dunkards,
II Is a move to concentrate oil the members Of
that sect in tho United States into o gigantic
colony In tho Panhandle. something after the
fashion of the Mormon occupation Of Utah.
letter was shown hore to-day from the
principal Of a. Dupkard elucntio nal institution
In Indiana. who said that 200 families hnd
already been secured by the projectors OF tho
the Panhandle as soon us they could dispose
Of their present homos. The States from
which tho colonists will DO principally drawn
Gro Ohio. Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
The place which has boon detected for the
nucleus Of tho colony IL In Ocliltrcc county.
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K.eeAor.e Lele.,. Dramatic R.e.rA.

~ a. ,,, longs Leiex, W pne won the mile
day, beating Yolante. Swift and Bellringer.
has cars well attuned to public applause. His
surprises. While temporarily broken down
LeloX was worked in ". Louis BY Scott d
Int !lizent animal, and accustomed to the sv.
eraGe music turned out by a theatre or grand
stand orchestra, he was taken from the sombre
loles in several theatre companies. As the
four-egged hero IN Joe Murphy" Kerry Cow"
Black Hussar" he has been equally success.
full, although eyincing preference for the
asncn en- sSisyse ~ In
services brought him no higher Compensation
than 81 a!night.
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THE GERMAN BARBER.
lie Tells the True stery 81 Cheuneey ~.
Depevy's Visit to the Prince OF Wales.

Uepew's Visit 10 the fripce OF Wales.
II can let you insite big SECRETS" said
the German barber near the Cooper Institute
to the reporter OF THE Sun during yesterdays
shave you know Chauncey Depew ia Son uf
my gustimers, NIT brifate cup, all der WHILE
Veil. he has been visiting NIT der Brinco uf
Wales when he vos In der olt country. I am q
mind reader. and know choost vot habbened.
Mind reading and barberinR are boto gwito
easy NIT Chauncey, pecause he has noding but
high polish who're his hair ought to be. can
read der mind through q thick head Of hair.
but it's like looking for hens eggs in hay
NOW. Howeffer, dots noding alonGsite read
ing der prain uf woman which is ovid shop
ping for new ponnet. You can't mako up her
mind any mora "A aha can.
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CURIOUS 1BATunEs or ACTUAL LUn
How the Electric Lights Help the WunEry
Cats to y Feast.
Fsoa fhr Warbfusfon T,nrt at


For some nights past unusual numbers Of
small birds have been observed flying IN 2
dnzed manner around the electric lights which
morning. on street wore dozen oata Over
around tho lights Many flew against the giese
Globes and fell stunned. Then the cats would
scramble for them. Occasionally, when q bird
alghted on the ground TO rest, cat would
stalk IL successfully. 81
Along Seventh street. whore the lights are
close togeter tho mir was alive with birds and
the street was throngcd with cats. The street,
ordinarily quiet, was noisy with the cries and
nuttering Of the birds. :. 4
The sparrowsInnot tho unpopular English
species. but small and pretty wood sparrows--
were evidently migrating By, night. and had
been diverted by the glnro OF the lights. Whom
dawn came they wont their way.
Another curious Incident was Afforded by .
flock OF wild geese. Their path was directly
down Seventh street. and the brilliant Glnre
served TO entangle thom. They ciroled around
and around, making their loud characteristics
cries for somo tno before they got straight-
encd out. Policemen In various parts Of the
city. reported yesterday. that large numbers OF
wild geese and ducks few over the city on
Tuesday nignt, "a,
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Mr.. John r. Giddens Of this county tells
him few mornings SINCE He went to the
well to draw bucket Of water. returned to the
house. and proceeded to make O fire prepara-
busy at these morning duties he thought his
hat At him rather closely, but did not give the
out. however. to battle his face and hands he
laid his hat aside and out cruwled q yenomous-
looking snake measuring three feet In length.
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A Coo, Mo.,achu.ett. Horse Thief.

From the Springfield Republican.
man left sorrel horse hitched to Q
piano box wagon at the police station Sunday
night saying he had hired tho team from q
livery stable in this city. and requested the
police to return it. as he had to catch the train.
police received a card yesterday from T. Z.
Caswell OF Holyoke claiming tho team. and u
was returned to him.
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Mr.. Wright. rrotean ue..
From me Lincol,lion Ne,o

Mr.. W. NJ. Wright says that he has an old
tented with an immediately white dress She
commenced shedding 2 short time since, and
now astonisheS the natives with brand nav
speck and span costume OF sombro black.
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A Blow to Supcrstltion.


Away with superstition. A.Michigan girl has
found 2,125 four-leaf covers and isn't married
yet. An Omaha girl who found out how to
make pumpkin pie was married In months.
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a Georgia Carp Psnd's Mig x,sla.
From As DaAlOneOa 81

William Tate, eight miles from hera. ON sha
Tesantee road. has killed In hts carp pond sinoS
februAry lO,O64 tadpoles. 700 froRs 4 snafSa N
spring Lizards. 2lturtlos. andt8 eEaWish.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-11-10
DlE,2.

tl ts, oc'.;,o fr:;ry Eldon Barton, aged 4
months.
H,y, Nor. Joseph Wight, aged So years
1.4t'-.
city, Noy. &, Ve~ta \. Crosby, aged Is
5000 10 months.
f. sl-nont, OF 30, Mary $, wife of Harry
.ta aged 81 years, months and Il days.
i ~ -f'it, oct. %, Mrs. Louisa S, wife OF the
i-ap' llitrd, senior, formerly of Belfast aged
",lr-
ry-i- Mich. oct q, >licn +. Patch, former
Nl lNroN. aged ~ wears.
Do ihonaston, NOV. t. Clara NJ, daughter Of
messy NJ. &n'. Susie Gardiner aged Is years, |
u'lh .iisI - day
iH Hrhlaad. D'. ,'l ''rorge t. paggctt, aged G;i
t1i- m'ntii- and DAYS.
~ d@Wirh, Hrt. -, capt. oliver sleeper, for
iii IF N+'ki;t.pl, aged Il years, II months and
ID ihan,-ion ',.t - James Tarbox, the oldest
lH- Of fhuma-t"n. 4 native Of Biddcford, aged
n Wa-hin4t"n nrt ! Ruth Ann speed, aged 20
'siI--
ia E"raron, n-i- d, Mr. Mary MrAli-ter aged
+. wears. 5>houtiis :tli II days.
F. ta-tin', ''t. -. Joel Perkins, aged - years